Sorry it took me two weeks to write it. I rewrote it probably twice. I couldn’t decided how I wanted it to go but here it is!
Chapter 7
After I put on my clothes and make up in josh’s bathroom I decided I should go back to my room. When I came out of the bathroom, I heard josh talking on the phone to someone about what happened. He was giggling and I heard him say “I didn’t mean to look, how could I not? I’m a man.” my face flushed red and I quickly made my way down the stairs. I purposely made my foot steps heavy so he would know I was coming. He was standing at the counter with his back towards me. I just quickly made my way out the door before he could say anything. When I got to the pool house I threw my towels on the bed and started pacing. Back and forth. Did josh really look at me? What did he think? Maybe he hates me now, and never wants to be seen with me.. I was being over dramatic and I know it but it was making me feel better. Just then my phone rang, which made me jump a little considering I wasnt used to hearing it. I thought it would be my mum but it was actually Bane, so I quickly answered it jumping up and down. “OMG BANE IS THAT YOU!” I heard a snuff which was her laughing “YESS it’s me and Jess. We three wayed you.” “HI RAE I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU WENT TO THE UK WITHOUT US. ASSHOLE” I laughed and realized how much I missed my best friends. “haha I love you guys.” I sat down on my bed and opened my laptop. “so how is it? Where are you staying and stuff?” “ARE YOU REALLY STAYING WITH JOSH FRANSEXI?” Bane said basically screaming. I almost put the phone down until Jes interrupted ” YOURE WHAT. OMG” that time I did have to pull the phone away. “I ran into his sister at the airport and she offered me a room. I felt so dumb I didn’t even realize who he was until after you sent me a photo. And omg so much has happened. I don’t even know where to start.” I said shaking my head. “FROM THE BEGINNING GO. ” “well first they tricked me to sing in a new song then we went out to celebrate and people think I’m some Irish chick named Courtney who is engaged to josh” just then I heard there voices tense and before they rambled with a million questions I said ” wait it gets better, today I was in his shower and he jumped in with me because his crazy ex was here and he saw me naked. Then I heard him talking about it on the phone. And warped tour asked me to come and shoot for them again. ” the phone was silent. “guys… Hello? Did I loose connection.” After a few moments is silence I heard them freaking out saying a million things. I tried to calm them down but than I heard a knock on the door. “GUYS HOLD ON ” then the phone instantly went silent. I yelled come in and josh walked thru the door. “hey can we talk?” I nodded yes and than he noticed I was on the phone ” I can come back or we can later” ” no no I was just hanging up….guys I’ll call you later or email you something. I got to go. Okay okay. Bye.” I put my phone down and he sat down across from me on the bed. “so what do you want to talk about?” I said fidgeting with a loose string on the comforter. I knew exactly what he wanted to talk about. I just didn’t want to talk about it, after listening to him tell all of his friends. “Rae I wanted to apologize for earlier. I don’t want things to be awkward and I don’t want you to think I was being a pervert” I smiled in amusement for what I had heard him say on the phone. “You’re a man. I get it.” he caught on to what I was saying and rubbed his neck inane smirked. “oh. You heard that? I’m sorry I didn’t mean it to sound like that. I was talking to max and ..” I cut him off not wanting to go into any more details. “no it’s fine don’t worry about it. I get it. ” “are you sure? ” “yeah of course. It’s fine. I understand you were in a bind and it’s not like you jumped in there on purpose.” “right ” “so it’s no big deal. It’s not like you even really saw anything… ” I was trying to get him to admit what he thought and it almost worked but he instead he got this gin on his face and asked “so your tattoo down your side.. ” I rolled me eyes. “you saw that?” he laughed and wouldn’t make eye contact with me. “yeah.. What is it?” “it’s a tree and birds. It reminds me to stick to my roots but not to be afraid to live free.” “that’s deep.. Can I see it?” ” you want to see it again?” “I didn’t really see it before.” I got sort of nervous and I could feel my face heating up but how I could I say no, thats not even the worst part he’s seen of me so I stood up and pulled up my shirt reveling my tattoo. “can I touch it?” I giggled a little at his amazement. “Uhh sure? You don’t have any?” his cold hand brushed over my side and gave me the chills. His hands were cold and he could tell I twitched. “sorry my hands are cold. And no I don’t” I pulled my shirt down and sat back down. He put his head down like he was contemplating something. He finally looked up at me and just stared. “what? Is there something on my face?” I started running my hands on my face. “no no. I just need to tell you something. ” when I realized what he was saying or might say I started nervously shaking my hand. He smirked and began to say “Rae I have to be honest. I like having everything out in the open with people. Even if they don’t feel the same way” I tried to pretend I had no idea what he might say. Maybe he was going to tell me that I smell or that he didnt want me there anymore. Or maybe I wouldn’t have to sing. Or he didn’t need my photos he was just trying to be nice. All these thoughts ran through my mind until his hand moved closer to me and almost touched mine until just then Max came running in my door screaming “HEYY GIRLS AND GERMS. Josh being the girl.” then he realized how awkward we were being and josh had jumped up faster then I could even realize who came in through the door. “Come on Mac, Rae isn’t a germ.” he tried laughing it all off but my face was left dumb founded. “did I walk in on something..” josh laughed and hit max “no Rae was just showing me her tattoo.” Max didn’t believe him as my face said it all. “oh hah alright. Well are we going to the shoot? Maybe I could take some engagement photos of y’all to release YUS?” I laughed, at what just happened and what max ended and what max was saying. “sounds brilliant right rae?” I laughed and shook my head. “well lets go then!” they walked out the door as I put my shoes on to follow them. I grabbed my camera and tripod and went over everything that happened just then on my walk to the car. I jumped in the back seat before Max could make me sit up front. I giggled at the thought of myself actually thinking josh was going to tell me he might have liked me? Haha yeah right I thought. In my dreams. They came out of the house and got in the car. “let’s do this” Max said as josh turned his head to back out. He gave me this sympathetic look. I was so confused. But maybe I was wrong maybe he did want to tell me he liked me…
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Chapter 6.
When I opened my eyes the next morning, the sun gave me an instant head ache. I sat up and stretched out, than decided to see how bad I was looking before heading inside for some aspirin. I didn’t look as bad as I thought, I mean I only had a beer, right? I wasn’t a heavy drinker, actually I never drank back home; that’s probably why it was hitting me so bad. I fixed my pony tail, put on some decent clothes and went inside. When I walked over to the kitchen doors, I realized Elisa’s car was gone so she must have had an early day again I thought. I opened the door and closed it quietly, which was pointless because when I did that I heard a fast pace run coming down the stairs. The front door opened and closed and than Josh appeared in the kitchen holding a local newspaper, his mouth wide open and his cellphone up to his ear. “How do people even know who we are? Why would they even care?” I looked at him confused and he held up one finger like “hold on a second” He mumbled a few more times than hung up his phone. He started laughing and looked up at me. He frantically opened the paper to a certain page and told me to come and look. I walked over nervously and noticed a small photo of Me wrapped up in Josh’s arms as we were walking out of the bar last night. The headliner said “Does sleeping with band dudes make you a …?” My mouth instantly dropped and my head started to throb even harder. “Is this a joke?” Josh was laughing again ” nope, Max’s mum saw it this morning, she thought you were a prostitute.” I began to read the article which said I was a irish girl named Courtney. “My name isn’t courtney? I’m not a prostitute and I’m not even irish?” Josh still just laughed. “Did you get to the part that says we met on the subway and are planned to be married soon after our quick engagement last week?” He walked over to the fridge and grabbed a bottle of water for both of us. “WHAT?” “Yup they even used the ring on your finger as the cheap engagement ring I bought you, bastards.” I rubbed my temples and laughed. “They could have at least put my correct name and that I’m from the US if we are going to be married.” We both laughed for a good 5 minutes making stupid engagement jokes. “I would have gotten a nicer ring, and waited at least a month.” Josh said slapping the table. I finally took some aspirin after our little laughing spree. “I am so lucky my mom doesn’t get this paper.” “Haha you don’t think she would approve of our not so real engagement?” “Oh she would approve, she would just be pissed about my name being courtney, she hates that name.” We both smiled again. “Well this is going to be awkward going out in public together..” He said seeing how I would react. “Yeah but we could have a lot of fun with it haha.” He laughed “We should just because, I mean were friends it won’t be weird..” “I guess I should get to know my fiancé a little better now that we are openly engaged” I noticed josh smile a little bit more, almost like he was smiling at something else than what I was saying. To help break the awkward silence.. “So what are we doing today?” Josh folded up the paper and took a sip of his drink, “Well we can try and do that photoshoot that you said you were going to do for us.” “Yeah sure! That sounds good. I should go shower and stuff than.” “Yeah okay, ill call the guys and tell them.” “Okay!” As I headed for the door, I remembered I wasn’t getting any hot water in my shower..”Oh josh, I forgot to tell you there is no hot water in the shower in my room..” “Hmm that’s weird, you can use mine than just go grab your stuff and go on up stairs to mine.” “Okay, thanks.” I turned and went back out to my house. I collected my belongings and went to his shower.
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While I was washing, I heard a knock, and the door swing open, “UHH RAE WE HAVE A PROBLEM.” My chest tensed up “okay what’s going on?” He began to whisper “MY STALKER EX IS HERE AND..” Just than he stopped talking and I heard someone else open the door. Before I knew it josh was in the shower standing next to my fully clothed. I scrambled to hid myself and realized he had been a gentleman and closed his eyes. I tapped him on the shoulder and than I heard her. “JOSH! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!” “I’m showering get out!” He opened his eyes and and looked up. I spun around so my back was to him. “I need to talk to you josh!” “I will call you when I get out! You should leave, Elisa is going to be home soon and you know how she feels about you being here!” I could feel his eyes starring at me from behind. I couldn’t help but blush, nor could I believe he was standing in the shower with me. “Ugh fine whatever, you better call me!” Than the door slammed shut and I turned around figuring josh was out, which he wasn’t. My arms were crossed covering my breasts, “uhh what’s going on?” His eyes looked up and down “JOSH!” “Sorry! Sorry! She’s a psycho and when she saw the engagement she freaked.” “Josh..” “I’m not looking I swear!” He closed his eyes. “Josh.. Get out of the shower..” “Right.” He smirked and carefully stepped out of the shower. “I’m really sorry! I didn’t mean to do that to you!” “Its uhh fine..” I got an instant rush of anxiety and realized josh had just seen me naked. I smirked but than felt ashamed. “I will uhh.. Be out there.” Josh said walking out of the room. I finished showering and tried to gain my self esteem back before finishing up. First we are pronounced engaged and now he gets in the shower with me.. What happened to everything that was supposed to happen in between?
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Chapter Five: Fact-Tastic.
I slept wonderfully, which was very rare for me. It was about 9:30 when I checked the clock on the side table next to my pillows. I laid around until about 10 and than finally motivated myself to go inside and get some coffee.
I figured Elissa, at most would be up, which I was right. She was on the phone when I walked in. She smiled and poored me a cup of coffee. “Thanks” I mouthed to her. I pulled my phone out of my pocket and turned it on for the first time since I called my mom. Of course it blew up with emails and text messages so I just let it go until it was done. A lot of the emails I already read, except for one from Bane, she finally answered me back. “Hey! OH MY, I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU WENT TO THE UK WITH OUT ME, BITCH! HAHA JUST KIDDING! ” She continued on about all this bull shit that Liz was starting with them now that I’m gone. I rolled my eyes. I was gonna have a few words with her soon, I thought. At the very end Bane added a P.S message saying “watch out for my favorite band around town! You know, YOU ME AT SIX. PICTURE ATTACHED :)” I laughed quietly, Elissa was now in the living room still on the phone. I clicked the download button to see the picture. It finished downloading and I clicked open, before I looked Josh walked into the kitchen stretching with morning hair. I smiled as he said “good morning” I finally looked down at the picture and when I did I spit my coffee out and started choking instantly. Josh giggled and asked me if I was okay. Josh and Max were both in the picture. “That’s there fucking band!” I thought to myself. I kept coughing until I could calm down. My eyes were bugged and my face was red from gagging. I knew josh wasn’t laughing at me, but with me. I kept staring at the picture and took double takes between josh and my phone screen. Yup, its him I thought, holy shit.. “Are you okay? Hah what happened?” I didn’t know how to answer, I than instantly realized they were the band on the radio last night in the car. In my head I thought “I WAS FUCKING SINGING ALONG AND I DIDN’T KNOW THAT WAS THERE BAND? WHAT’S WRONG WITH ME?” I finally was able to speak after my stupidity moment “uh I’m fine, I just.. I’m in shock. Sorry for spitting everywhere I can’t believe I did that.” He giggled a little more. “That’s okay. Let me get you some paper towels, your covered in coffee.” I than realized I had spit it all down my shirt and lap. I wasn’t only going to sound stupid when I say “oh wow I know your band, I’m dumb sorry” but I also made a fool of myself by spilling coffee everywhere. Dumbass I thought to myself. He walked back to me with paper towels, I took them and began to whip my shirt off. I stopped and looked up at him as he stood there in a red band t shirt and basketball shorts. He ran his hands through his hair out of self consiousness of me starring. “Josh, I feel really, really dumb.” He smirked “oh its fine, Elissa spills coffee all the time really.” “No I don’t mean the coffee, I mean.. In the car last night, that was you, your band. You me at six.” He smiled bigger and we never lost eye contact, as bad as I wanted too I never looked away. “Haha yeah.. I was waiting for you to figure that out..” I was confused, “how did you know I listened to your band?” “Max heard it when he came to your door last night before dinner. And when you sang along in the car last night.” I than looked down. “I am so stupid, I’m so sorry, I should have noticed my best friend Bane is obsessed with you guys back home.” His eyes lit up “really! Hah brilliant.” “I spit my coffee everywhere because she emailed me and told me too look out for you guys around town and get her an autograph. She sent a picture and when you were right there and right here..” I held up my phone and showed him the picture “I didn’t know how to react, I knew I saw your face somewhere and max’s too I just couldn’t remember..” I realized that I was babbling on now and stopped. I laughed a little at myself because I was so stupid. “I knew you would figure it out eventually, atleast I hoped you would. Max wanted to say something to you last night after he heard you sing in the car..” I kept forgetting I did that, I felt embarrassed again. “But I told him that you would figured it out on your own.” We both smiled. I fidgeted with my hair nervously. My stomach was turning because of the butterfly I had. What was I going to tell Bane? I thought. “Do you mind if I tell her I’m staying with you?” I wanted to ask just cause sometimes people didn’t like having there personal life out there. “No its cool…wait I have an idea.” He grabbed my phone and put his face down next to mine, his breath smelled of coffee and mint, but he smelled of a really good cologne. “Smile” he said. He snapped a picture of us sitting in his kitchen. “There send that to her hah.” I laughed. “I will, she will be so pissed. You have no idea how much she adores your band. She’s the reason I saw your set at warped and..” I than realized I saw them last year at warped tour and they knew the whole time that they were there. “I am seriously so dumb.” Just than Elissa walked into the kitchen finally off her phone. “Why are you stupid? Did josh do something!” We both laughed as josh just sipped his coffee heading for a seat at the table. “No I just realized that I know who his band is.” “We were on the radio last night liss. It was awesome, and Rae here knows the words, she also has a pretty good voice.” She looked at me impressed “that’s awesome Josh, you guys deserve it really. How’s the new album coming?” I turned to face him and hear about it. Its not everyday you get to have the inside scoop about a band putting out their next album. “Its going good we have six songs so far, we have more practice today.” “That’s great, I have class all day so keep Rae out of trouble.” She looked at me with a cautious look. “Oh we will” he said looking back to a paper he was reading. I smiled at the thought of them already treating me like one of there own. Elissa than grabbed her papers off the counter waved goodbye and left.
I continued reading what was left of the emails and texts on my phone when Josh suddenly popped his up from reading. He looked very concentrated, and headed down the hallway and what sound like he went up stairs. I felt awkward just sitting there alone so I grabbed my coffee and went back to my room. I decided to shower and refresh myself again. I couldn’t help but listen to Joshs band and sing along to all the songs I knew while was in shower. When I got out, I put on a little make up, put on my favorite skinny jeans and a dark grey boys hoodie that I adored.
I was laying on the bed, on my stomach, watching tv when I heard a knock at the door. “Come in.” I yelled. Josh popped his head in with a smile. “Hey” he said closing the door, he was wearing jeans and a jacket with a white tshirt that said down but not out, down the front. He sat on the bed next to me. “Nothing on?” “Nope.” I said sitting up, crossing my legs. “Well, I know your having a great time watching the telly, I was wondering if you could help me with something?” he looked very passionate about what it was he needed my help with. “Yeah sure.” “Great!” He said jumping up. “We have to go into the house for it.” He smiled big and headed to the door. I got up and followed him into the house. We went through the kitchen that I was used too by now; he lead me down the hallway and up some stairs. He walked into the second door on the right, as I followed I realized it must have been his room. It was, it was a tad messy but not too messy. He had dark walls, and a dark carpet. He sat in a computer chair with an acoustic guitar in his hand. “You can sit there” he said pointing to his bed. I did as he asked and suddenly got nervous. “Okay so I’m writing this song and I need you to sing the female part with me.” I suddenly got nauseas. “Uhh I don’t know, I don’t sing in front of people usually..” I said shaking almost seizure like. “You should know, I don’t do this, except with my sister but I liked your voice and I want to here it with this song.” He almost pouted. “Please?” I don’t know why but I said “okay fine.” he smiled his great smile that I was growing to like. “Okay so you sing this, when I play this.” He played a few cords on the guitar after passing me a notebook with script like writing on it. “Just follow my lead.” He was still smiling, he looked down at the guitar and set his hands in place. “Ready?” He looked up at to me. “Mhmm.” I felt like I was going to throw up. He started to play and sing. His voice was very intense, I loved the lyrics he was singing. I than heard the part, and he looked at me and I started to sing “awake, if I am than just say..” He kept singing and I waiting until I heard the next part I was supposed to sing. Our voices harmonized instantly as we sang “that night, I slept on your side of the bed so it was ready when you got home. We’re like knots and crosses in that opposites always attrack.” He stopped playing and looked up at me. “That was, amazing. I knew it was going to sound brilliant.” He couldn’t stop smiling. He stood up and put the guitar in a bag, I stood up, assuming he was leaving. “We have to go to play this for everyone.” My heart than fell to my ass and my stomach turned into ten knots. He couldn’t stop smiling. “Are you okay hah?” “Uh who is.. Everyone?” He took a step closer to me, “just the band. Its time for practice anyway.” I awkwardly smiled back at his grin. “Okay..” I followed him down the stairs and out the front door.
We jumped into the car, I fidgeted with the piece of paper with my part on it. “Your great, you really have nothing to be worried about.” I smiled looking forward out the window. “Our voice harmonized almost instantly. I thought I was going to have to show you more but honestly that was great.” I got butterflies when he said we. I looked over to him and our eyes locked intensely like no other time we looked at each other. His mouth opened slightly like he was going to say something but he looked away. “Uh yeah I noticed, that. ” I said with a studder. “You have a really great voice” I said looking away from him finally. He glanced back but I just kept my face at the window.
We pulled into a parking spot outside of an old brick building. I nervously pushed my hair back as I unbuckled my seat belt. While he was trying to get the guitar out of the back seat, we both turned our heads the same way and bumbed heads. His chin went right into my skull. “Ahh haha.” I put my hand on my sore spot and we started laughing. “Are you okay, I’m so sorry!” Josh said, putting his hand towards my head but swiftly pulling back away. “Yeah I’m fine, hah my head just hurts. I’ll be fine.” I realized our faces were very close and pulled back quickly as josh opened his car door and stepped out. I followed him as he headed towards the building. I got a big dose of butterflies as we entered in the door. We walked down a short hallway and he entered the last door on the left. I walked in slowly behind him. Everyone greeted us. Josh introduced me to everyone in the band and Max proceeded to talk to Josh about the song I was supposed to sing, almost like I wasn’t there. “Did she sing it with you? Was she good?” They thought I was listening chris and matt talk but I wasn’t. “Yeah she’s brilliant, you will be blown away when you here it.” I heard josh answer. “What’s brilliant?” Matt shot across the room walking over to them. We all kind of just gathered in a group in the center of the room when he said that. “Uhh” josh looked at me and smiled “Rae sang the part in Always Attract that we suggested having Elise sing.” “Let’s here it than!” They all looked at me with huge grins. I felt my face heat up. “Uh don’t you want to practice first?” I insisted, hoping to get some time to relax. “Who needs practice when your us?” Max said walking over to me and putting his arm around my shoulders. “Come on, let’s here it!” Max said now rubbing my shoulders. Josh gave me this “please?” expression. “Uh. Alright okay.” They all jumped with excitement. Josh brought me over to all the equipment. He sat down on a stool and told me to sing into the microphone he handed me. I took a deep breathe as he began to play and sing. Everyone was watching us, and my nerves made my hands extremely sweaty. I rubbed them on my jeans and flipped my hair out of routine. Josh broke into the first chorus, he sounded amazing. I zoned into what he was singing and focused on my lyrics that I learned less than an hour ago. He was finally playing the familiar part and we began to sing in harmony. I was quiet at first, but opened up as I got more into the lyrics. I closed my eyes so I wasn’t watching the bands reaction. After Josh finished the last chord on his guitar the room fell silent for a moment until Max and than Matt and Chris and Dan all started to clap. I looked at Josh who was looking down with a huge grin on his face. “That was.. Oh my god! We have a brilliant fucking song!” Max said high fiving the band. “Rae your voice is beautiful, how do you not sing professionally?” Matt complimented me, I grinned shyly and said “thanks, I just never thought I was that good I guess.” “Good thing we recorded it dude! It might not have sounded like that a second time!” Max said slapping Josh, who was next to me now, on his back. “Wait… Recorded it for what? I thought Elise was singing it for the album?” “She did already, but we like this version so much better thanks rae!” Max said smiling. “Uhh what! Josh never said this was going on the album?” I turned and faced him. He smiled and didn’t make eye contact with me. “I didn’t? Hah oops.” Josh finally looked at me and his blue eyes made me forget what we were talking about exactly. “So let’s practice the others and than we celebrate? Yus!” Dan said walking to his drums. “YUS!” They all agreed, except for me. “Rae you can sit there on the couch, and I’m sorry I didn’t tell you. If it really bothers you we can use my sisters version” josh said looking directly into my eyes. “Uh alright. I guess ill have t hear it than decide..” I walked over and sat on the couch. After about ten minutes of tunning and discussion about my oh so great sound they finally played some new music. I texted one of my friends hoping for a response. Dan started on the drums which immediately caught my attention and forced me to look up at the band. Josh started getting into it and sang “woah woah woah”. I really loved the song’s beat. He broke into the chorus “but tonight, oh we will be alright..” I started to bob my head as I watched josh, “flooorr you look desperate” he looked at me and smiled widely almost like he was singing it to me? That didn’t make sense cause I didn’t like Josh nor did I propose the thought of it.. Did I? Maybe I had a crush on him but nothing noticeable.. Or was it?
They finished the song and went right into the next one. I fell in love with this song as well as soon as Josh began to sing. “Too much has changed, and I hate this place.” My foot started to bounce to the beat of Dans bass pedal. “Take off your colours, who are you wearing them for?” That line was repeated in my head over and over. The song reminded me so much of back home with everything that went on with my friends, I couldn’t get over how much I loved it. I wanted to play it over and over and over again but unfortunately I couldn’t. When they finished they looked at me for a response. “Whatcha think?” Josh said trying to catch his breathe “They just might be my favorite songs that I have ever listened too, not kidding.” I smiled and stood up. “They were, I need a copy of them or I need you to play them again.” I had such an adrenaline rush I prayed they didn’t start playing again because I might have broken out into dance. “Time to celebrate?” Dan said standing up “oh yea” chris agreed, putting his guitar on the stand. “Let’s do ittt” max said clapping his hands together.
We ended up going to a pub in town, and had a few beers. I usually didn’t drink and I definitely didn’t drink a lot. I only had one beer as all th rest of the boys had three or four. Josh and I definitely let our chemistry start to flow. We walked out of the pub arm in arms linked. Laughing and smiling, but before we knew it flashes were going off and everyone was running for the cars. I couldn’t see what was happening; Josh grabbed my hand and we ran the opposite way from the band and headed down an alley way. We stopped to catch our breathe “what was that?” I asked leaning against him “I have no idea, paparazzi maybe?” “You are that big already with just an ep out?” “Hah I guess so.” He laughed as I rested my head on his shoulder. “Can’t wait to see that headline” I said talking into his jacket. My head was pounding and I was extremely tired. he giggled letting his head rest against mine. “We should probably go find the band and get home” he said grabbing my hand and taking the lead. “Ugh alright.” When we got back to the parking lot the car we drove here was gone, the guys left us. “Bloody brilliant” josh said laughing. “Looks like we are walking Rae” I laughed in disbelief and than asked “how far of a walk?” “Only like 10 minutes from my house, I used to walk here all the time”
After what felt like an hour of awkward silence josh finally asked “so photography huh?” “Yup..” I smiled, mostly because of the fact that he was talking to me like I’ve been his friend for 10 years and we are catching up, and because the one beer I had made me a little woozy. “You don’t like singing? Your really good” “I do.. Just not as a career, I’m more of the type to sing along to my favorite band in the car, nothing more.” I looked up at the night sky and enjoyed the clear night. It was a bit cold, so my teeth started to chatter, Josh noticed and put his arm around me, pulling me closer to him. “Here, we can help each other keep warm.” We both smiled and continued walking. He smelled really good, so I inched my face closer and closer to his shoulder to take in his scent. “You know what’s weird?” His accent just made me flutter, “what?” I responded quickly. “Even though you have only been at my house for like 2 days.. It feels like I have known you forever, does that sound crazy?” I smiled and giggled a little. “I know what you mean.” “Its crazy how fast things can move, don’t you think?” ” Yeah it starts as fast as it could all could end..” “But sometimes things don’t have to end, right?” I laughed “yeah josh, your right.” We finally reached his house, it was a little past 12:30 and I was beat. He walked me to my bedroom door and hugged me goodnight. I wasn’t disappointed that he hugged me, but when he leaned in, I definitely didn’t expect a hug. I went inside and dressed for bed, and when I was attempting to sleep all I could think about was josh. His smile, his voice, his eyes, his.. Everything. I finally admitted that I liked him but now the hard part of deciding whether or not to pursue anything. I would be leaving eventually and he would be touring with his band; I decided it was all worth it, that’s the point of vacations and I finally felt like I belonged in the middle of nothing.
Thanks again guys! Excuse my grammar too, this was all typed up on my phone.. :p
I will hopefully be posting more soon, with school started its hard to keep but the next chapter is almost done, promise.
thanks a lot kiddies. I hope you enjoy.
I walked casually back to the pool house with my hands in my sweater pockets. I closed the door and laid on the bed with my face in the pillows. I tried to remember how I knew Josh’s and Max’s face. Nothing clicked. I decided to check my email and brush it off. I opened my mac pro and logged on to my email. I received an email from facebook, my brother, schools and more schools. Colleges would not leave me alone. Almost to frustrated to continue, I realized there was one from warped tour. “Hey Rae, we loved your pictures last year from your Uniondale show! They received so many views on our site that we wanted to give you the opportunity again, but this time free of charge and we will get you right up next to the bands. Please email us the date you will be attending so we can get you on the VIP list. Thanks again -Vans Warped Tour Crew.” My mouth flew open and I almost squealed, Suddenly I heard a knock on the door and had a complete heart attack. The door opened a crack and Josh stuck his head in “uhh hello?” I fixed my hair quick, it was a wreck from me freaking out. “Hey!” I said a little too excitedly. “Hey uhh sorry Elissa wanted me to come and invite you for desert that she forgot she had.” “Uhh yeah sure, sounds great.” “And we wanted to know if you had any of your photos, we wanted to see some of them” he said with a crooked smile “yeah sure I’ll be right in” “alright.” He smiled and walked back out of the door. I looked back at my screen and jumped up with excitement. I have to call Bane and Jess, but than I realized I didn’t know what time it was there so I just grabbed my computer and headed into the house.
Everyone was sitting around the table, and seemed to be eating their, what looked like, ice cream already. “Sorry I had an email that I was looking over” I said with a big grin, which they all noticed and questioned. “What did it say? You seem quite excited.” Elissa asked, looking up from her bowl as I sat next to her. “Well have you guys heard of Warped tour?” Josh and Max laughed “Yeah we have,” Josh answered. “Well last year I took photos for their scrapbook and website and I guess a lot of people liked them and they offered me a chance to go back and do it again this year but free of charge and I would get VIP tickets.” I couldn’t stop smiling. This was my first recognition for my photos. “That’s awesome, you must be pretty good than?” Elissa said like a question. “Eh I don’t know, I mean I don’t want to sound cocky but I enjoy my pictures.” I said with an uneasy smile. “Well let’s see some than!” Max said jumping up to sit next to me. Josh pulled a stool up behind me and viewed from over my shoulder. “Well I can show you my warped photos or I have taken some senior portraits for my friends or just my personal photographs” “Let’s see ‘em all! Start with the warped ones.” Max pointed at the folder as he spoke entitled “warped finals” “alright”. I opened the folder and the first picture was from Set your goals set followed by more SYG. “Nice, set your goals.” Josh said almost making me jump, I forgot he was sitting right behind me. Than I had a few of some smaller bands as well as very popular bands. I showed them the rest of my photos and than we had a little small talk about life and living in the uk vs. America. Josh looked very zoned out through it all. He said little until suddenly he asked “would you want to take pictures for a project of mine?” Max laughed and Josh glared at him. “Uh yeah sure. Just let me know when and where.” “Brilliant.” He smiled his crooked smile and slapped Max over the head, but Max surprisingly didn’t question it, almost like he knew why he was getting hit. “Your not expensive are you?” Before I could answer Josh piped in and said “if I didn’t know you were talking about being a photographer that would have sounded fucked up.” Max and Josh both laughed. I knew what he meant but I didn’t know how to react but smile awkwardly. “They’re dumb, I know.” Elissa said smiling and standing up from her seat. “Hey I’m gonna write a little than get some sleep so don’t be too loud and don’t scare Rae please!” I laughed and stood as well. She headed down the long hall way. It was getting dark so I decided I would go back out to the pool room and call my mom. “I’m gonna go back out to the pool house, call my mom and stuff.” Josh and Max looked at each other, “alright, nice meeting you!” Max said. Josh didn’t say anything he just stared and watched me leave.
When I was walking back out to the pool house I heard a very loud yell, but I couldn’t make out what they were saying so I just laughed in amusement and went inside. When I called my mom she freaked out and said I needed to come home immediately. But I told her I needed a week or two away and than I would be home. She completely refused and threatened to come get me, but I finally convinced her I was fine when I told her I was staying with some nice kids I met at the station and not at a hostel where all those murder movies take place. I did have to promise to talk to her everyday either through text or call, which was fine by me.
It must have been after 10, the sky was filed with stars. I decided to go sit out by the pool with my camera and ipod. I took a few frames and than sat with my feet in the mild water listening to josh and max inside the house, so much for being quiet I thought to myself. I moved to the lawn chair and looked up at the stairs. I thought about how I missed my friends and family and how awesome it was that they would be looking at these same stars later and because of the time difference I wasn’t exactly tired.
I was in mid shot of taking a picture of the back of the house when Josh came out of the patio door. He was as shocked as I was to see him. I turned my camera off and set it aside. He walked over, and took a seat next to me. “Sorry, I just couldn’t sleep” I said pausing my ipod. “Oh its cool, I was just going to ask if you wanted to ride with me to bring Max home, see a little of the city.” I wasn’t sure if I wanted to but I had no reason to not want too. This trip was supposed to be adventerous anyway, even if it started hours after I had arrived. “Yeah sure, just let me get some shoes on.” “Okay, we will meet you at the car.” I smiled and walked back into the pool house. I slid on my favorite vans and sprayed a little perfume on just so I didn’t smell bad. I walked out to the car with my hands in my pockets, staring at my shoes. When I looked up Josh was in the drivers seat and Max was in the back. I was a little confused but hopped in next to josh. They were laughing and fooling around when I got into the car. I smiled and laughed alittle at how goofy they were. We backed down the drive way and they were full of it. “So Rae, not that Elissa isn’t around, you got a man in your life?” Max asked with a giggle. I didn’t know how to react to the question so I just simply said “nope, not currently.” I didn’t want to see josh and Max exchange looks so I just looked out the window. “You?” I asked sarcasticly. “Well joshy was my man until megan came in and stole his heart,” I looked at josh and got suddenly nervous. He didn’t even flinch. “But they broke up so he’s mine again, he knew I was better than that bitch in bed anyways.” He patted Josh on the back, who cracked a smiled. We both looked at eachother for an instant and laughed. “So don’t try anything” max continued. My face burned with red instantly. I saw josh look at me out of the corner of my eye with a crooked grin. “Ahh I won’t, I’m not a hoe.” I said laughing to make it seem less awkward. We all went quiet so Josh turned on the radio. It was mid song, and Josh and Max got extremly excited. I knew the band, because my friend Bane was obsessed with them, I enjoyed them too. I started to sing along to the song but I realized I was singing to loud when josh and max stared at me, sitting in Max’s driveway. “What? My friend bane got me into this band.” They looked at eachother and laughed. “Your good, you sing?” Josh and Max asked. “Uhh not really? I didn’t know you were listening.” I looked away. “Well.. Ill see you guys later or something.” Max laughed and jumped up and down when he got out of the car. “He’s reallyy excited.” I said pointing out the obvious. “You said you knew that band?” He said smirking. “Uhh well sorta I know the songs, but I would never be able to point them out in a crowd.” This made him laugh as we backed out of the drive way. It was pretty quiet the way home. “Your quiet.. ” Josh said smirking at a stop light. “I have a lot on my mind, and this whole time difference thing has me all messed up” “yeah you’ll get used to it. I have a lot on my mind too” he said putting his foot back on the gas. His head than turned in my direction and he asked “So why did you leave home?” I couldn’t help but look at him and spill. “Well first, I got into a huge fight with one of my best friends, which we have been having this fight for a while now.” I noticed he was still looking at me while watching the road as well as I turned my head away in shame. “And my parents wouldn’t get off of me about college when I really just want to do photography.” “You should, your good at it.” He quickly put in there “thanks” “what else? I can tell there is something else” I quickly looked at him out of the corner of my eye. “Uh well, this is going to sound cheesy but in a full house with a lot of friends…” I looked at him again, “I felt very alone. I just needed change, meet new people.” I nervously fixed me hair than started playing with my shorts. He looked away and back at me “I know what you mean, sometimes you just need to get away.” “Yeah..exactly… But enough about me.” He than looked away almost like he wasn’t ready to talk about anything. “Are you still attached to megan?” I don’t know why I asked, I felt bad after. “I’m sorry, you don’t have to talk about it.” I noticed him take a deep breath and than I realized we were pulling back into his drive way. “Its fine, and I do need someone to talk to besides max and the rest of the guys.” I almost smirked with excitement but I just kept calm. “What happened?” Before he answered we got out of the car, and went to sit on the patio furniture. “Well, we dated for about 6 months. Everyone told me she wasn’t right for me and I was a dipshit and didn’t listen. I found her with another guy out at a bar while I was supposed to be away. I came home to surprise her..” He never made eye contact with me until after he was done speaking. I felt bad because his pain was written all over his face. “Oh I’m sorry, girls can be such.. Bitches.” He laughed as I added a dramatic pause. I brought my knees up to my chest and looked up at the stars. I thought about everything that has happened in the last 48 hours and it changed so quickly. One day, I’m sitting on my bed argueing with Lize and than less than 24 hours later I’m in the UK? I giggled alittle in excitement of it all. Josh saw and heard me, so I made myself look like an ass, “what’s so funny?” He said giggling himself. “I don’t know, haha I just was thinking of everything that’s happened and it just made me laugh.” We sat in silence again for a few moments. “So what are your plans for tomorrow?” Josh said facing me now, “I have no idea. I don’t really know where I am or where I would be going haha.” He smirked “Well I have practice, but I can take you around after if you want.” Practice I thought, for what? “Practice for what?” I said with a confused look. A huge grin came across his face. “I’m in a band, we are writing our second cd.” I smiled but with confusion. “Ah that’s awesome.” He kept his skeptical face. “Yeah… You can come if you want, Max will be there.” I almost said no but than I debated it and realized I was extremely tired. I yawned and said “sorry, hah um can I let you know in the morning? What time are you leaving?” “Like.. Noon maybe later depending when everyone gets up and how drunk they are.” We both smiled correspondingly. “Alright, well I’m gonna try and sleep some.” I said standing up. He stood up as well “Yeah me too.” We awkwardly stood there but than I turned around slowly heading for the pool house. “Goodnight.” He called back, still standing in the same exact spot. “Goodnight.” I said turning back quickly to look at him. When I got to the door I looked again, we both did almost like something whispered to both of us to check back again. I smiled and went inside. I didn’t know what the summer was gonna bring, I thought as I laid down in the warm sheets and I honestly didn’t care. Being happy was my only goal, and so far it was pulling through. I smiled in content and closed my eyes, almost instantly falling asleep.
Sorry for gramatic errors, I didn’t get to re-read it as much as I wanted too.
